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Louvre Reopens With Senate to Question Museum Chief After Jewel Heist

President Macron has ordered faster security upgrades following the €88 million loss estimate.

Overview

  • The museum reopened Wednesday morning, though the Galerie d’Apollon remains closed during the investigation.
  • Laurence des Cars is due before the Senate culture committee this afternoon, while the National Assembly paused plans for a commission of inquiry pending a ministerial mission on heritage security.
  • Investigators from the BRB, supported by the OCBC and Europol, are pursuing four suspects still at large after their escape was traced toward the A6.
  • Forensic teams recovered tools, clothing and other items at the scene and are analyzing them, with a related complaint detailing a fraudulent lift rental filed in Val-d’Oise.
  • Official accounts conflict on alarm performance at the entry window, as unions and a Court of Auditors pre-report cite outdated surveillance and reduced staffing.